About School of Public Health
“Health Care matters to some of us some of the time but public health is vital to all of us all the time”.
– (C. Everett Koop, Association of Schools of Public Health, 2008)
What is Public health?
- Public Health is defined as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of Society” (Acheson E.D, 1988).
- While a doctor(practicing clinical medicine) treats individuals after they fall sick or injured, a public health practitioner protects and prevent people from getting sick or injured,
- It promotes and protects the health of population as a whole (locally, nationally and globally).
- Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus is on entire population
- Public health saves lives, saves money by preventing disease and promoting health
- Public Health is multi disciplinary. It draws its strength from multiple disciplines such as epidemiology and biostatistics, environmental health, social and behavioural sciences, occupational safety and health, health economics, health policy, health service administration, program management etc.
KIIT has collaboration with several internationally renowned Institutions and Universities thus providing KSPH a good platform not only to strengthen existing collaboration but also to explore the new avenues for effective Local, National & International collaborations.
Vision
Individual wellbeing, healthy and happy population, just society.
Mission
The KIIT School of Public Health is:
- Determined to work towards improvement of health of the population, through infusion of technology and innovation
- Dedicated to develop a competent and globally relevant public health workforce through teaching, training and transnational research
- Committed to foster an environment of continuous learning and skill enhancement of professionals working in the public health sector and healthcare industries
- Focused on application of evidences in the real-world policy making and public health practice, through collaborations at local, national and international levels
Core Values
KSPH has deep commitments to the following core values: integrity, excellence with ethics, equity, cultural diversity, individual dignity, gender sensitivity, and special attention to the vulnerable.
The School draws its strength from faculty pool of various schools of KIIT-DU, specifically from Kalinga Institute for Medical Science (KIMS), School of Biotechnology (KSBT), School of Social Science (KISS), School of Management (KSOM), School of Rural Management (KRM), and School of Law (SoL). KSPH has national and international collaborations with several Universities/ Institutions/ Organizations that are in the business of healthcare.
Leadership
Dr. Pinnamaneni is a public health researcher and physician with over 10 years of experience in maternal, child and adolescent health, social and behavioral change, health communication, and health equity. Her expertise lies in evidence synthesis, and translating research to policy and practice, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Her work includes developing recommendations for India’s National Nutrition Mission, building public agenda and policy support for public health in India, and building a COVID communication toolkit.
